John Wilson (Scottish missionary)

The Very Reverend

John Wilson

John Wilson, Missionary and Orientalist
ChurchProtestant (Church of Scotland; Free Church of Scotland)
Personal details
Born(1804-12-11)11 December 1804
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Died1 December 1875(1875-12-01) (aged 70)
Bombay, Bombay Presidency
NationalityScottish
DenominationChristian
ParentsAndrew Wilson, Janet Hunter
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

John Wilson FRS (11 December 1804 – 1 December 1875) was a Scottish Christian missionary, orientalist, ethnographer, and Christian minister. He was the member of The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge.

He was elected Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland in 1870.[1]